Ethiopia vs Gambia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Ethiopia
50.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia
46.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
35th
Gambia rank
37th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 50.2 per 1,000 live births against 46.8 per 1,000 live births in Gambia, a difference of 3.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Gambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.75 per 1,000 live births | 322.2 per 1,000 live births | 57.45 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 277.88 per 1,000 live births | 276.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.94 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 274.18 per 1,000 live births | 211.22 per 1,000 live births | 62.96 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 187.83 per 1,000 live births | 149.86 per 1,000 live births | 37.97 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 123.04 per 1,000 live births | 100.52 per 1,000 live births | 22.52 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 74.87 per 1,000 live births | 66.46 per 1,000 live births | 8.41 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 63.28 per 1,000 live births | 50.14 per 1,000 live births | 13.14 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Ethiopia, at 50.2 per 1,000 live births against 46.8 per 1,000 live births in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 3.4 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 37th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.